Title,Contract Number,Agency,Branch,Program,Year,Phase,Award Amount,SBC,Street,Street 2,City,State,ZIP,Woman-Owned?,Minority-Owned?,HUBZone-Owned?,Contact Name,Contact Title,Contact Phone,Contact Email,Principal Investigator,PI Title,PI Phone,PI Email,Abstract
SENSORS,,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,13000.00,Abanti Research And Develment,Route 1 Box 157b,,Tenn Ridge,TN,37178,Yes,No,No,,,,,David r. p. simpkins,,6157213242,,"A RESEARCH PROJECT TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A SUBMARINE SEA ENVIRONMENT SENSOR (WAVE HEIGHT, SEA STATE), AND RELATIVE SPEED ACROSS AND DECK UTILIZING MICRO-CELL STRAIN SENSORS AND FIBER OPTIC DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS."
TRACKING PROGRESSIVE FRACTURE\TOWARDS RETIREMENT FOR CAUSE,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,2,332480.00,Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl,Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl,"20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500",Germantown,MD,20874 0111,Yes,Yes,No,Dr. Jigien Chen,,3014228096,,,,0,,"ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS IN THE FIELDS OF SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND PATTERN RECOGNITION IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SYSTEM ARE KNOWN THAN AN ACCURATE MATHERMATICAL MODEL COULD BE CONSTRUCTED AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SYSTEM COULD BE DEVELOPED. THIS WOULD HELP IMPROVE ITS DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE, MADE ITS IDENTIFICATION EASIER, FACILITATE INSPECTION AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO DEVELOP NEW AND MORE ACCURATE DYNAMIC SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR SYSTEMS WITH HIGH MODAL DENSITY. THESE AE SYSTEMS WITH MODEL FREQUENCIES CLOSE TO EACH OTHER SO THAT CONVENTIONAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES CANNOT BE APPLIED. IN THIS RESEARCH EFFORT WE PROPOSE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE DEVELOP- MENT OF THE RANDOM DECREMENT SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE. THE TECHNIQUE WILL BE DEVELOPED SO THAT IT CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY TYPE OF SYSTEM IF SUFFICIENT RESPONSE DATA ARE PROVIDED IN ANALOG OR DIGITAL FORM. POSSIBLE SOURCES OF ERROR WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTION ALGORITHUMS WILL BE TESTED."
"PROPOSER, WHO HAS PATENTS FOR BONDING METAL TO GRAPHITE, WILL BOND TO PYROLYTIC ANISOTROPIC GRAPHITE, USING TIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, IN ORDER TO FIND SUBSTITUTE FOR COPPER.",,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,49560.00,Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl,Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl,"20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500",Germantown,MD,20874 0111,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Dr. josef intrater,,2014610144,,"PROPOSER, WHO HAS PATENTS FOR BONDING METAL TO GRAPHITE, WILL BOND TO PYROLYTIC ANISOTROPIC GRAPHITE, USING TIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, IN ORDER TO FIND SUBSTITUTE FOR COPPER."
"INTENSE, FINELY-FOCUSSED ION BEAMS WOULD FIND MANY APPLICATIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION IF SUFFICIENTLY BRIGHT ION SOURCES COULD BE MADE.",,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,38000.00,Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl,Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl,"20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500",Germantown,MD,20874 0111,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Dr. michael r. mcmillan,SENIOR PHYSICIST,0,,"INTENSE, FINELY-FOCUSSED ION BEAMS WOULD FIND MANY APPLICATIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION IF SUFFICIENTLY BRIGHT ION SOURCES COULD BE MADE. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A CONCEPT FOR AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT ION SOURCE WHEREIN AN INTENSE SUPERSONIC MOLECULAR BEAM IS IONIZED AND IONS ARE CAREFULLY EXTRACTED FROM A SYNTHETIC PLASMA. THE TOPICS TO BE INVESTIGATED ARE THE POSSIBLE COMPOSITIONS OF THE MOLECULAR BEAM FOR PRODUCING DESIRED IONS, THE RELATIVE MERITS OF IONIZATION BY PHOTON, ELECTRON, AND ION IMPACT, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SYNTHETIC PLASMA, AND THE DESIGN OF AN IMPROVED EXTRACTION LENS. THE ION SOURCE COULD BE USED IN COMMERCIAL ION BEAM INSTRUMENTS BOTH FOR THE MICROANALYSIS AND THE MICROFABRICATION OF SURFACES. IN PARTICULAR, THE ION SOURCE WOULD CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO MAKING ION BEAM LITHOGRAPHY WITH FOCUSSED BEAMS A PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE."
A METEOROLOGICAL SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,48653.00,Aeromet Inc,Po Box 701767,,Tulsa,OK,74170,Yes,No,No,,,,,D. Ray Booker,,9182992621,,N/A
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VERSATILE ABSOLUTE LIQUID WATER CONTENT METER,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,48605.00,Aeromet Inc,Po Box 701767,,Tulsa,OK,74170,Yes,No,No,,,,,D. Ray Booker,,9182992621,,N/A
PREDICTION METHODS FOR POWERED-LIFT VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS,,NASA,NASA,SBIR,1984,2,272036.00,"AMERICAN STEM CELL, INC.",135 CHINQUAPIN AVE,,CARLSBAD,CA,92008-6277,Yes,No,No,,,,,Brian Maskew,,,,"A NEW CAPABILITY FOR THE PREDICTION OF AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISITIC OF POWERED-LIFT VEHICLES IS THE GOAL OF THISPROJECT. A PRESENTLY AVAILABLE AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS COMPUTERCODE, VSAERO, IS APPLICABLE TO POWERED-LIFT AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A METHOD WHICH CAN TREAT THE DIFFICULT GEOMETRIC SHAPES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CONFIGURATIONS AND HAS COUPLED ITERATIVE ROUTINES FOR VISCOUS/INVISCID EFFECTS AND FOR THE EFFECTS OF WAKE LOCATION. THE METHOD INCLUDES SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE MODELING EXTENSIVE SEPARATION ZONES AND ALSO JETS USING FREE-VORTEX SHEETS TO ENCLOSE THE REGIONS OF DIFFERENT TOTAL PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, FREE-VORTEX SHEET TRAJECTORIES THAT DEVIATE FROM THE ONSET FLOW DIRECTION BY A LARGE AMOUNT CANNOT BE RELIABLY TREATED BY THE INSTALLED ROUTINES.THUS, THE TREATMENT OF LARGE JET DEFLECTION ANGLES IS EXCLUDED. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENT STUDY IS TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTION. THIS AIM IS ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT OF THE FREE-VORTEX SHEETS IN THE CODE ALLOWING THEM TO MOVE ANYWHERE IN THE FLOW FIELD, INCLUDING ""UPSTREAM"". THE APPLICATION RANGE OF THE PROGRAM WOULD THEN BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE V/STOL AIRCRAFT AT LOW TRANSITION SPEEDS AND IN HOVER WITH OR WITHOUT GROUND EFFECT."
IMPROVED ALGORITHMS FOR ANALYSIS OF CIRCULATION CONTROL ROTORS,,NASA,NASA,SBIR,1984,2,249300.00,"AMERICAN STEM CELL, INC.",135 CHINQUAPIN AVE,,CARLSBAD,CA,92008-6277,Yes,No,No,,,,,Frank A. Dvorak,,,,"SUBSONIC AND TRANSONIC AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR APPLICATION TO CIRCULATION CONTROL AIRFOILS. WHILE THESE METHODS PERFORM WELL IN COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENTS FOR LOW BLOWING COEFFICIENTS, AT HIGH BLOWING COEFFICIENTS, WITH THE NOZZLES CHOKED AND PRODUCING UNDEREXPANDED SUPERSONIC JETS, THE RESULTING SHOCK CELL STRUCTURE CANNOT BE PREDICTED BY THE PRESENT ANALYSES. A SECOND LIMITATION OF PRESENT PROGRAMS RESULTS FROM THE WAY IN WHICH NORMAL PRESSURE GRADIENT EFFECTS ARE MODELED. THE SEMI-EMPIRICAL APPROACH IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY SENSITIVE TO DETECT CHANGES IN PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS ARISING FROM SMALL CHANGES IN GEOMETRY. WITH THE X-WING, STOPPABLE-ROTOR AIRCRAFT IN AN ADVANCED STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND WITH OTHERAPPLICATIONS OF CIRCULATION CONTROL UNDER CONSIDERATION THERE EXISTS A NEED FOR AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ANALYSIS METHODS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EVALUATE NEW COMPONENT METHODS AND COUPLING PROCEDURES THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE EXISTING CODE. INCORPORATION OF THESE PROCEDURES IN THE TRANSONIC VISCOUS/INVISCID CIRCULATION CONROL AIRFOIL CODE WOULD THEN BEGIN."
WORKSTATIONS,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,45819.00,Ateam Corp,"4027 Col Glenn Hwy, Suite",400a,Dayton,OH,45431,Yes,No,No,,,,,Kenneth d. wilkinson,,5132377971,,"THE RAPID ADVANCES IN MICRO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND THE MASS MARKETING OF THE PERSONAL MICRO COMPUTER HAVE RESULTED IN DRAMATIC COST REDUCTIONS IN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. ALSO, THE SIGNING OF THE AIR FORCE, NAVY AND MARINE MICRO COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT HAS RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC 50% REDUCTION IN THE COST OF MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ALL OF THESE FACTORS MEAN THAT IT IS NOW REALISTIC AND COST EFFECTIVE TO INTEGRATE MICRO COMPUTERS INTO PROFESSIONAL WORKSTATIONS FOR THE USE OF ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. THIS STUDY WILL DEVELOP A PLAN AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATE THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE MICRO COMPUTERS TO PERMIT THE TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION UP AND DOWN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, THROUGH REALISTIC USE OF ELCTRONIC MAIL. THIS WILL ALLOW SUPERVISORS AND SUBORDINATES TO ACCESS THEIR MESSAGES BETWEEN CRITICAL MEETINGS AND TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE REDUCTION OF REPETITIVE TYPING AND PROOF READING OF TAILORED MILITARY STANDARDS, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF WORK. THE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS THAT ENGINEERING PERSONNEL CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AND/OR DEFINED. IT WILL ALSO DEFINE THE QUANTITY AND OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF MICRO COMPUTERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONS."
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMPUTER INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL GAGING FINISHED PARTS OR OTHER ASSEMBLY/MACHINING OPERATIONS.,,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,65000.00,"Autoflex, Inc.",24655 Southfield Road,,Southfield,MI,48075,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,John harned,,3135520550,,"THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMPUTER INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL GAGING FINISHED PARTS OR OTHER ASSEMBLY/MACHINING OPERATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CONTROL THE ROBOT TOOL CONTROL POINT (TCP) THROUGH AN ADAPTIVE FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM. THE ROLE OF THE FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM IS TO CONTROL AND MODIFY THE PATH OF THE TCP TO WITHIN 0.0005"". THE INPUT TO THE ROBOT WORK CELL IS VIA A POST PROCESSOR FROM AN ON-LINE CAD/CAM SYSTEM. THE COMPUTER INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL IS CONTROLLED BY A HIERARCHICAL COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE VARIOUS SUB-SYSTEMS IN THE WORK CELL E.G. CAD/CAM, ROBOT, 3D VISION SENSOR AND A LIGHTING SYSTEM, TOOL CONTROL POINT, GRIPPERS, TOOL FEEDING CARROUSELS, MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS E.G. A.G.V'S."
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THREE DIMENSIONAL VISION BASED PASSIVE OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE LOCATION INFORMATION IN REAL TIME AT VIDEO,,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,67000.00,"Autoflex, Inc.",24655 Southfield Road,,Southfield,MI,48075,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,John harned,,3135520550,,THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THREE DIMENSIONAL VISION BASED PASSIVE OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE LOCATION INFORMATION IN REAL TIME AT VIDEO FRAME RATES OF 30 FRAMES PER SECOND. THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UNDER INVESTIGATION WILL UTILIZE PARALLEL PROCESSING OF RAW VIDEO INPUT FROM MULTIPLE CAMERAS. HIGH SPEED PROCESSING HARDWARE SUCH AS VERY HIGH SPEED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED THRU THE DOD WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR THEIR POTENTIAL AS HIGH SPEED IMAGE PROCESSORS FOR REAL TIME OBJECT RECOGNITION. THIS RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING A REAL TIME PROGRAMMABLE OBJECT RECOGNITION AND ORIENTATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ROBOT PATH ALTERATION DATA IN REAL TIME.
CONTENT OF DIESEL ENGINE OILS.,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,35000.00,Combustion & Fuel Research Inc,857-9 S Wagner Rd,,Ann Arbor,MI,48103,Yes,No,No,Dr. John C. Hilliard,Chairman & Technical Director,,,Dr. john c. hilliard,CHAIRMAN,0,,"DIESEL ENGINE OILS HAVE MORE SEVERE DEMANDS MADE ON THEM IN SERVICE THAN DO GASOLINE ENGINE OILS. TWO DIESEL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS THAT LEAD TO RAPID OIL DETERIORATION ARE CARBONACEOUS PARTICULATES AND NO2. BOTH THESE PRODUCTS ARE STRONGLY OPERATING MODE DEPENDANT, THEREFORE, TO SPECIFY AN OIL CHANGE INTERVAL BASED ON MILES TRAVELLED DOES NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CONDITION OF THE OIL BEING REPLACED. AN INEXPENSIVE, IN-SITU DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE IN-SERVICE STATE OF OILS IS DESIRABLE. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR FUNDS TO EXPLORE THE USE OF LOW POWER, FAR INFRA-RED SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING OIL QUALITY. AT VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS, OIL APPEARS ""BLACK"" EVEN AFTER SHORT INTERVALS AND WITH LOW PERCENTAGE CARBON LEVELS. THE REASONS FOR THIS ARE PRIMARILY DUE TO THE RATIO OF OPTICAL WAVELENGTHS TO THE SIZE OF THE SUSPENDED CARBON IN THE OIL (EVEN WHEN PEPTIZED BY THE DISPERSANT). THEREFORE, VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION CANNOT ACCURATELY MONITOR OIL QUALITY. IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER WAVELENGTHS IN THE FAR INFRA-RED REGION OF THE SPECTRUM. A SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF RESEARCH, TO USE FAR INFRA-RED RADIATION TO MONITOR SUSPENDED CARBON AND DISPERSANT FAILURE IS PROPOSED. THE SYSTEM IS AN EXTENTION OF A FABRY-PEROT TYPE ETALON, EXCEPT NON-INTERFERING AND WITH OIL RATHER THAN AIR BETWEEN THE SURFACES."
EMISSIVITY AND TURN-DOWN RATIO,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,Combustion & Fuel Research Inc,857-9 S Wagner Rd,,Ann Arbor,MI,48103,Yes,No,No,Dr. Anthony K.f. Chan,Principal Research Scientist,,,Dr. anthony k.f. chan,PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST,0,,"FURNACES DESIGNED TO OPERATE ON LIQUID FUELS HAVE RADIATION AS THE MAIN MODE OF HEAT TRANSFER, THEY ALSO HAVE LIMITED TURN-DOWN RATIOS. FLAME EMISSIVITIES FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN MEASURED AS 0.55 AND 0.15 RESPECTIVELY. THEREFORE, DUE TO THE NATURALLY LOW EMISSIVITY OF THE METHANE FLAME, CONVERSION TO NATURAL GAS (OF FURNACES ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR FUEL-OILS OR PULVERIZED COAL) RESULTS IN A WASTE OF FUEL ENTHALPY AND CORRESPONDING LOSS OF THERMAL EFFICIENCY. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE A NOVEL PLASMA-BURNER CONCEPT. THE CONCEPT IS THAT OF COMBINING A LOW POWER PLASMA JET WITH A NATURAL GAS FUEL FEEDSTOCK. THIS IS DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT LESS THAN 1% OF THE METHANE THROUGHPUT IS PASSED IN CONTACT WITH THE PLASMA ARC. THE FRACTION THAT ENCOUNTERS THE PLASMA IS COMPLETELY DISSOCIATED TO CARBON AND HYDROGEN. THE NET RESULT IS TO PRODUCE A FLAME SEEDED WITH SMALL CARBON PARTICLE ""RADIATORS"" TO INCREASE FLAME EMISSIVITY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE FLAME. THESE PARTICLES WILL BE GENERATED SUFFICIENTLY SMALL TO ENSURE THEIR CONSUMPTION BEFORE LEAVING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THE HYDROGEN ATOMS GENERATED MAY ANCHOR THE FLAME TO THE BURNER AND THUS INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE TURN-DOWN RATIO."
"PROPOSED IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTREMELY COMPACT ULTRASOUND CONCENTRIC SECTOR BIOPSY IMAGING TRANSDUCER AND SIGNAL-PROCESSING SUBSYSTEM HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF IMAGING THE ENTIRE PATH OF A BIOPSY NEEDLE IN THE PLANE OF VIEW, SO AS TO VISUALIZE AND",,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,Dymax Corpon,604 Epsilon Drive,,Pittsburgh,PA,15238,Yes,No,No,,,,,Terrance matzuk,,0,,"PROPOSED IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTREMELY COMPACT ULTRASOUND CONCENTRIC SECTOR BIOPSY IMAGING TRANSDUCER AND SIGNAL-PROCESSING SUBSYSTEM HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF IMAGING THE ENTIRE PATH OF A BIOPSY NEEDLE IN THE PLANE OF VIEW, SO AS TO VISUALIZE AND BIOPSY A BRAIN TUMOR THROUGH A SINGLE BURR HOLE WITH THE SAFEGUARDS OF IMAGE MARKERS. THIS INVESTIGATION FOCUSSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPACT PROBE PROVIDING HIGH RESOLUTION SECTOR IMAGE THROUGH A SMALL (1.5CM) DIAMETER ACOUSTICAL WINDOW AND A CENTRAL NEEDLE ACCESS HOLE. SIGNAL-PROCESSING ELECTRONICS, DRIVE CONTROL ELECTRONICS, AND MARKER ELECTRONICS WILL BE DESIGNED AS A SUBSYSTEM TO OPTIMIZE PROBE PERFORMANCE. BENEFITS THAT WILL BE DERIVED FROM THIS RESEARCH INCLUDE: 1. SIMULATANEOUS VISUALIZATION AND PENETRATION OF THE ANATOMICAL REGION TO BE BIOPSIED OR ASPIRATED WITH THE NEEDLE TRAJECTORY ALWAYS WITHIN THE FIELD OF VIEW. 2. SMALL CONTACT AREA FOR VISUALIZATION AND BIOPSY FOR DIFFICULT APPLICATIONS (E.G. NEUROSURGERY). 3. IMPROVED SAFEGUARDS AND ACCURACY IN BIOPSY PROCEDURES. 4. REDUCTION IN MEDICAL LIABILITY INVASIVE PROCEDURES."
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION MODEL FOR THE CONCEPTUALIZATION\FORMULATIN STAGES,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,2,73660.00,Eddins-earles,89 Lee Drive,,Concord,MA,01742,Yes,No,No,Mary Eddins Earles,,6173697041,,,,0,,"THIS RESEARCH PROPOSES TO CONCEPTUALLY DESIGN A PARAMETRIC MODEL AND AN ASSOCIATED INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WILL ACCURATELY ESTIMATE THE COST OF SOFTWAE IN COMPUTER EMBEDDED IN AI FORCE C3 I SYSTEMS. THE MODEL WILL BE BASED ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COST,THE NUMBER OF EXECUTABLE SOURCE LINES OF CODE, AND PERMISSIBLE DEVELOPMENT TIME. THE REQUIREMENTS AND LOGIC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA BASE FOR THE COMPARATIVEESTIMATING OF REQUIRED SOFTWARE FUNCTION LEVEL SIZING IN PUTS WILL ALSO BE FORMULATED. BOTH DESIGNS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE STRUCTURE OF A USER FRIENDLY INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT THE ANALYST CAN USE FOR MUCH MORE ACCURATE CONCEPTUALIZATION\ FORMULATION STAGE SOFTWARE COST ESITMATES."
CONTENT IN ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,"ELECTROSYNTHESIS CO., INC.",72 Ward Road,,Lancaster,NY,14086,Yes,No,No,,,,,Norman l. weinberg,PRESIDENT,,,AN ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROANALYTICAL SENSOR IS BEING DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE ALUMINUM OXIDE CONCENTRATION IN INDUSTRIAL CELLS TO PRODUCE PRIMARY ALUMINUM. SUCH A SENSOR WOULD RESULT IN ENERGY SAVINGS DUE TO BETTER CONTROL OF THE PROCESS. TIME AND SENSITIVITY OF THE RESPONSE ARE THE MAIN FACTORS TO BE STUDIED IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH FEASIBILITY OF THE NEW CONCEPT INVOLVED.
"VARIOUS FORMS OF CARBON AND GRAPHITE ARE USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE IN THESE MATERIALS.",,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"ELECTROSYNTHESIS CO., INC.",72 Ward Road,,Lancaster,NY,14086,Yes,No,No,Norman L. Weinberg,President,,,Norman l. weinberg,PRESIDENT,0,,"VARIOUS FORMS OF CARBON AND GRAPHITE ARE USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE IN THESE MATERIALS. THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDE EXCELLENT THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, CORROSION RESISTANCE, LUBRICATION, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYSIS. MANY APPLICATIONS INVOLVE BOTH THE SURFACE AND BULK PROPERTIES OF CARBONS. IT IS BELIEVED THAT DISCONTINUITIES AND GRAIN BOUNDARIES ARE THE CHIEF SITES OF INSTABILITIES FROM WHICH OXIDATIVE CORROSION AND DEGRADATION OF CARBON AND GRAPHITE PROPAGATE. THIS STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE METHODS OF ACHIEVING CONTROLLED MODIFICATION OF THE SURFACE OF CARBONS, USING FLUORINATION TECHNIQUES WHICH INTRODUCE FLUORINE AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY AT DISCONTINUITIES OR GRAIN BOUNDARY REGIONS. CHEMICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THESE SURFACE MODIFIED CARBONS WILL THEN BE DETERMINED, AND SOME COMPARISONS MADE TO ESTABLISH THE BENEFITS OF THE PROCEDURE IN SEVERAL APPLICATIONS."
ELECTROCHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS IN A DEEP BASE,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,"ELECTROSYNTHESIS CO., INC.",72 Ward Road,,Lancaster,NY,14086,Yes,No,No,,,,,Norman L. Weinberg,,7166840513,,N/A
LEXICAL ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION,,ED,ED,SBIR,1984,1,28556.00,Emerson & Stern Associates Inc,10150 Sorrento Valley Rd,Suite 210,San Diego,CA,92121,Yes,No,No,,,,,Ms. Sandra E. Hutchins,Technical Director,0,,N/A
COMPUTERIZED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEAF,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,Emerson & Stern Associates Inc,10150 Sorrento Valley Rd,Suite 210,San Diego,CA,92121,Yes,No,No,,,,,S.e. Hutchins,Technical Director,0,,N/A
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF TWO FORMS OF TARGETED JOB CREATION BOTH OF WHICH EMPLOY TELECOMMUTER CONCEPTS.,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,1,24800.00,"Gibson-hunt Associates, Ltd","1629 K Street, Nw",,Washington,DC,20006,Yes,No,No,,,,,Steve watson,ASSOCIATE,0,,"THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF TWO FORMS OF TARGETED JOB CREATION BOTH OF WHICH EMPLOY TELECOMMUTER CONCEPTS. FUNDAMENTALLY, WE ARE SPEAKING OF F JOBS THAT CAN BE DONE FROM THE HOME USING A COMPUTER OR COMPUTER TERMINAL WITH APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THE TARGET GROUPS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ON OR MORE OFTHE FOLLOWING: PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS, WELFARE RECEIPIENTS AND THE ELDERLY. EACH OF THESE GROUPS SUFFER IN VARYING DEGREES FROM BARRIERS TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT (E.G., NEED FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION LIMITATION, NEED FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT) THAT WE BELIEVE CAN BE ALL ALLEVIATED OR ELIMINATED THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE USE OF TECHNOLOGY."
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE DETERMINATION BY PHASE DISCRIMINATION,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,2,122242.00,Industrial & Biomedical Sensor,1393 Main St.,,Waltham,MA,02154,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Kuo-wei Chang,,6178914201,,"RECENT RECOGNITION OF THE HEALTH HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE AND MILD HYPERTENSION HAS PROMPTED CLINICIANS TO CONSIDER DRUG THERAPY EVEN IN CASES INVOLVING ONLY MODERATELY ELEVATED DISATOLIC PRESSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, AN ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF THE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE BECOMES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE. A TECHNIQUE BASED ON PHASE DISCRIMINATION IS DESCRIBED WHICH WOULD ALLOW DETERMINATION OF THE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE WITHOUT THE DILEMMA OF CHOOSING BETWEEN PHASE IV, PHASE V, AND OTHER CRITERIA. WHEN A RIVA-ROCCI CUFF IS INFLATED, A TIME LAG GENERALLY EXISTS BETWEEN THE ARRIVAL OF THE ARTERIAL UPSTROKE AND THE GENERATION OF KOROTKOFF VIBRATION. THIS TIME LAG DECREASES STEADILY AS THE CUFF PRESSURE IS LOWERED, AND DIMINISHES AS THE CUFF PRESSURE APPROACHES THE TRUE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE.THE DIMINUTION OF THIS TIME LAG IS EASILY DETECTABLE ELECTRONICALLY AND CAN BE A MORE OBJECTIVE, RELIABLE AND ACCURATE CRITERIUM FOR DIASTOLIC PRESSURE INDEXING. THIS TECHNIQUE, BASED ON TIME MEASUREMENTS, IS ALSO IDEALLY SUITED FOR INDIRECT DIASTOLIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN INFANTS, SHOCK PATIENTS, DURING CARDIAC STRESS TESTING, AND OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE AUSCULTATION BY HUMANS IS MOST DIFFICULT AND UNRELIABLE. A PROGRAM FOR PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION OF THIS NEW TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN PRESENTED. THE RESEARCH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE BASIC TECHNIQUE OF INDIRECT BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT."
NON-DESTRUCTIVE REACTIVATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTIVE GARMENTSAND WRAPS,,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,1984,1,70000.00,Industrial & Biomedical Sensor,1393 Main St.,,Waltham,MA,02154,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,"Kuo Wei Chang, Ph.d.",,6178914201,,N/A
HIGH LEVEL SIMULATION OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS,,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,56000.00,Information Research,415 Bradford Place,,North Dartmouth,MA,02747,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Doug Neuse,,5124744526,,N/A
PHASE I - DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. HEALTH DATA SYSTEM,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,2,499363.00,Levine Associates Inc,11426 Rockville Pike #401,,Rockville,MD,20852,Yes,No,No,,,,,Daniel S. Levine,,3019843885,,"THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO TEST THE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF A COMMERCIAL VERSION OF ""ACCESS"", AN INFORMATION BASE AND REPORT GENERATING SYSTEM. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE APPLICANTS UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. THE COMMERCIAL VERSION, TO BE CALLED THE U.S. HEALTH DATA SYSTEM, WILL BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A FEE-FOR-SERVICE OPERATION WHICH WILL ALLOW ANY PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIBER THE ABILITY TO ACCESS AND PERFORM ANALYSIS ON CURRENT NATIONAL HEALTH DATA."
LOW-COST MEDICAL IMAGING,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,1,45639.00,"Loats Associates, Inc.",201 East Main St.,,Westminster,MD,21157 0520,Yes,No,No,,,,,Harry L. Loats,President,0,,N/A
A NOVEL PROCESS UTILIZING IN-LINE HPLC FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"M.L. ENERGIA, INC.",P.O. BOX 470,,PRINCETON,NJ,08542,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. Moshe Lavid,President,0,,N/A
MODIFYING COMBUSTION KINETICS BY PHOTODISSOCIATION OF INHIBITORS,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"M.L. ENERGIA, INC.",P.O. BOX 470,,PRINCETON,NJ,08542,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. Moshe Lavid,President,0,,N/A
OF HEAVY LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL TO HYDROGEN,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,2,497235.00,"Manufacturing And Technology Conversion Int'l, Inc",6001 Chemical Road,,Baltimore,MD,21226,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Dr. Momtaz N. Mansour,,,,"THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF REFORMING HEAVY HYDROCARBON FUELS USING AN ADVANCED FUEL PROCESSOR CONCEPT. THE CONCEPT IS BASED ON EMPLOYING TWO DISCRETE STAGES FOR THE REFORMING PROCESS WHERE SPECIFIC REFORMING FUNCTIONS ARE COMPLETED IN EACH STAGE. NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF FLUIDIZED BED, AN ADVANCED CONCEPT FOR THE VAPORIZATION OF THE FUEL, AND MIXING OF THE STEAM ARE APPLIED TO ENHANCE THE FEASIBILITY OF REFORMING HEAVY HYDROCARBONS. THE COUPLING BETWEEN CATALYTIC REFORMING AND CATALYTIC COMBUSTION IS PROPOSED TO ELIMINATE MANY OF THE TECHNICAL OBSTACLES PRESENTLY EXPERIENCED IN CONVENTIONAL REFORMING SYSTEMS."
INNOVATIVE CONCEPT FOR BIOMASS THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,"Manufacturing And Technology Conversion Int'l, Inc",6001 Chemical Road,,Baltimore,MD,21226,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,Dr. Momtaz N. Mansour,President,,,N/A
"GRADED COMPOSITION/PROPERTY INSERT MATERIALS ARE PROPOSED FOR TWO STEP BRAZING OF BULK SILICON NITRIDE TO DUCTILE IRON, 4340 STEEL OR WARPALLOY.",,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"MSNW, INC.",P.O. Box 865,,San Marcos,CA,92079,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. george h. reynolds,,6197447648,,"GRADED COMPOSITION/PROPERTY INSERT MATERIALS ARE PROPOSED FOR TWO STEP BRAZING OF BULK SILICON NITRIDE TO DUCTILE IRON, 4340 STEEL OR WARPALLOY. THE INSERT MATERIALS PROVIDE GRADED MECHANICAL AND THERMAL EXPANSION PROPERTIES BETWEEN THOSE OF SILICON NITRIDE AND THOSE OF THE METALLIC MATERIAL OF INTEREST. BRAZED JOINTS BETWEEN SILICON NITRIDE/SILICON NITRIDE AND METAL/METAL ARE REQUIRED TO EFFECT BULK CERAMIC/METAL COMPONENT JOINING. A NOVEL METHOD OF PRODUCING THE GRADED COMPOSITION/PROPERTY INSERT MATERIALS IS PROPOSED. INSERT MATERIALS AND PROTOTYPE CERAMIC/METAL JOINTS PREPARED USING EACH OFTEH THREE METALLIC MATERIALS OF INTEREST WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS."
IT IS PROPOSED TO UTILIZE A GAS DENSITY DETECTOR FOR PROFILING GASES ENCOUNTERED IN THE HELICOPTER ENVIRONMENT.,,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,1984,1,63000.00,"Napp, Inc.",2104 Kramer Lane,,Austin,TX,78758,Yes,No,No,,,,,Charles e. jenkins,,5128365110,,"IT IS PROPOSED TO UTILIZE A GAS DENSITY DETECTOR FOR PROFILING GASES ENCOUNTERED IN THE HELICOPTER ENVIRONMENT. THE DETECTOR, COUPLED WITH AN APPROPRIATE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN, HAS BEEN PROVED IN IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS IN COMPLEX GAS MIXTURES. THE GAS DENSITY DETECTOR GIVES A RESPONSE THAT IS A FUNCTION OF THE DIFFERENCE IN DENSITY OF THE SELECTED CARRIER GAS AND THE COMPONENT GAS. THIS FIXED RELATIONSHIP ALLOWS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX MIXTURES WITHOUT CALIBRATION. IT IS PROPOSED THAT A SINGLE DETECTOR TYPE (GAS DENSITY DETECTOR) CAN BE USED TO PROFILE GASES ENCOUNTERED IN THE HELICOPTER ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS CONTRASTED TO MULTISENSOR DETECTORS. THE ATTENDANT BENEFITS OF A SINGLE DETECTOR TYPE COMPARED TO MULTISENSOR DETECTORS ARE OBVIOUS. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICULAR DETECTOR PROPOSED IS A PRIMARY INSTRUMENT. THE PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION IS DIFFERENTIAL DENSITY BETWEEN A KNOWN REFERENCE GAS AND THE COMPONENT GAS TO BE MEASURED. THIS IS A PRIMARY MEASUREMENT IN THE SAME SENSE AS A MANOMETER OR MERCURY BAROMETER."
PROGRAMS FOR NUCLEAR COMPONENTS,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,O'donnell Consulting Engineers,3611 Maplevue Dr,,Bethel Park,PA,15102,Yes,No,No,,,,,William j. o'donnell,PRESIDENT,,,"PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WOULD: 1. EXTEND THE BOUNDING SOLUTIONS FOR STRAIN RANGES, MAXIMUM STRESSES AND ACCUMULATED STRAINS DUE TO INELASTIC CYCLIC LOADS TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITIES 2. DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR DEVELOPING USER ORIENTED SPECIAL COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PERFORMING SIMPLIFIED INELASTIC CYCLIC ANALYSES OF COMMON NUCLEAR COMPONENTS SUCH AS PIPING RUNS, CYLINDER-TO-CYLINDER INTERSECTIONS, ECT. PHASE II AND III OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WOULD: PROVIDE DESIGNER ORIENTED SPECIAL COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PERFORMING SIMPLIFIED INELASTIC ANALYSES OF COMMON NUCLEAR COMPONENTS AND PIPING."
THE SYNTHESES OF 23 CHOLECYSTOKININ-OCTAPEPTIDE ANALOGUES AND PEPTIDE ANTAGONISTS ARE PROPOSED.,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,35000.00,Peptide Technolgies Corp.,PO BOX 368 MAIN,125 MICHIGAN AVE NE,Washington,DC,20017,Yes,No,No,Martha Knight,Director Of Research,,,Martha knight,DIRECTOR,0,,"THE SYNTHESES OF 23 CHOLECYSTOKININ-OCTAPEPTIDE ANALOGUES AND PEPTIDE ANTAGONISTS ARE PROPOSED. THE PREPARATION OF THESE PEPTIDES WILL INVOLVE SOLID-PHASE TECHNIQUES AND PURIFICATION ON A NEW INSTRUMENT FOR COUNTERCURRENT CHROMATOGRAPHY, THE HORIZONTAL FLOW-THROUGH COIL PLANET CENTRIGUGE. THE BINDING OF THESE PEPTIDES TO CHOLECYSTOKININCENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PANCREATIC RECEPTORS WILL BE DETERMINED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PEPTIDES WILL BE SCREENED FOR EITHER AGONIST ACTIVITY OR ANTAGONISM IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR PARADIGMS AND IN GUINEA PIG PANCREATIC ACINAR CELL SECRETION. THUS POTENTIAL CENTRALLY, BEHAVIORALLY AND PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PEPTIDES, SUITABLE FOR THE STUDY OF CHOLECYSTOKININ FUNCTION WILL BE IDENTIFIED. THE PEPTIDES ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH IN FOOD-RELATED BEHAVIORS AND PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH IN AREAS RELATING TO NEUROLOGICAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES. METHODS TO PREPARE LARGE AMOUNTS OF THE MOST ACTIVE PEPTIDESARE PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED. THESE INCLUDE MODIFICATION OF THE CHEMICAL SYNTHETIC PROCEDURE AND USE OF A PREPARATIVE- SCALE COIL PLANET CENTRIFUGE TO BE CUSTOM BUILT FOR THIS PURPOSE."
DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EVALUATE THE NAVY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM (NOHIMS),,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,43966.00,R-k Research & System Design,3947 Ridgemont Dr,,Malibu,CA,90265,Yes,No,No,,,,,"Diane M. Ramsey-klee, Phd",,2134566818,,N/A
ULTRASONIC BLOOD CELL SEPARATOR,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,2,499920.00,"TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOC., INC.",P.O. Box 15278,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,No,No,,,,,Andrew A. Schoenberg,,8015817386,,"THE GRANTEE INTENDS TO APPLY THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS GENERATED BY STANDING ULTRASONIC WAVES TO SEPARATE THE CELLULAR ELEMENTS OF BLOOD FROM PLASMA. PRELIMINARY TESTS IN OUR LAB HAVE SHOWN THAT A STANDING ULTRASONIC WAVE IN THE 1 TO 2 MHZ RANGE PRODUCES ALTERNATE BANDS OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND CLEAR PLASMA IN STATIONARY BLOOD CONTAINED BETWEENA THIN PLASTIC MEMBRANE. ENERGY LEVELS REQUIRED FOR SEPARATION ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE HEMOLYSIS. THEY WILL STUDY THE PARAMETERS OF THE ACOUSTIC WAVE AND HOW IT INTERACTS WITH THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF BLOOD TO EFFECT THESEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS FROM PLASMA. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ARE PROPOSED (1) TO DETERMINE THE TIME AND PURITY OF SEPARATION AS A FUNCTION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF THE ERYTHROCYTES, LYMPHOCYTES, AND PLATELETS WHEN SUSPENDED IN SALINE AND PLASMA, AND (2) TO EVALUATE WHAT ADVERSE EFFECTS IF ANY, THE ULTRASONIC WAVES WILL HAVE ON THE BLOOD CELLS, COAGULATION FACTORS AND SMALLER COMPONENTS OF BLOOD. IF THEY ACCOMPLISH SATISFACTORY SEPARATION WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, THEY PROPOSE TO DEVELOP FLOW CHANNELS THAT WOULD ALLOW A CONTINUOUS SEPARATION OR FRACTIONATION OF BLOOD ELEMENTS. A RELATIVELY NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILMS (POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE - PVF(2)) WILL BE USED TO PRODUCE SIMPLE, DISPOSABLE BLOOD SEPARATION DEVICES."
EVALUATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AN ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER,,HHS,HHS,SBIR,1984,2,499974.00,"TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOC., INC.",P.O. Box 15278,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,No,No,,,,,Charles D. Baker,,8015818045,,"THE UBTL DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OBSERVING THE EFFECTS RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF A CONSTRICTION DEVICE OF NEW AND NOVEL DESIGN ON THE COLON OF ANIMALS. THEDEVICE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE KOCH POUCH AS AN INDWELLING CONTAINER AND THE ONLY AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE SIMPLE EXTERNAL STOMA WHICH REQUIRES A BAG ATTACHED TO THE SKIN. WITH THE PROPOSED DEVICE, THE PATIENT WOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE COLON ON DEMAND, ALLEVIATING MUCH OF THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM THAT NOW EXISTS. THE EXPERIMENTS PROPOSED WILL SERVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF LONG-TERM (TO 6 MONTHS) CONSTRICTION CYCLES ON THE COLON AND THE OPTIMUM DESIGN OF THE CONSTRICTING MECHANISM. IMPORTANT MEASUREMENTS OF COLONPRESSURE, SAFE COLON CONSTRICTION FORCES AND OBSERVATION OF VENOUS FLOW IN THE MESENTERY WILL BE COLLECTED. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE DATA WILL BE USED TO FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL AND CLINICAL TEST PROGRAM TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION LEADING TO CLINICAL TRIALS OF AN ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER."
"COBALT IS A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT, AND MINIMIZING ITS USE IS A PROBLEM OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.",,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,"TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOC., INC.",P.O. Box 15278,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,No,No,,,,,Guy b. alexander,PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR,,,"COBALT IS A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT, AND MINIMIZING ITS USE IS A PROBLEM OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. COBALT IS USED IN CEMENTED CARBIDES, PARTICULARLY TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT, WHICH ARE IN TURN USED FOR METAL CUTTING, MINING TOOLS, WIRE DRAWING DIES AND THE LIKE. IN THIS PROPOSAL, TRA SUGGESTS A NOVEL WAY TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES OF WC-CO ALLOYS, AND THUS IMPROVE THE USE LIFE OF SUCH ALLOYS IN CUTTING TOOLS, MINING TOOLS, ETC. TRA EXPECTS THAT WC-CO ALLOYS OF HIGHER HARDNESS AT A FIXED RUPTURE STRENGTH AND/OR HIGHER STRENGTH AT FIXED HARDNESS CAN BE PREPARED BY THE NOVEL PROCESS. TRA FURTHER EXPECTS THAT THE USE LIFE OF SUCH NEW MATERIALS WILL BE GROSSLY IMPROVED. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS: (A) THE TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WILL BE SLIGHTLY FINER GRAINED THAN IN CONVENTIONAL ALLOYS, (B) CARBON CONTENT WILL BE VERY TIGHTLY CONTROLLED, AND (C) THE COBALT WILL BE OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED."
THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT POWDERS.,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOC., INC.",P.O. Box 15278,,Honolulu,HI,96830,Yes,No,No,Guy B. Alexander,Sr. Vice President,,,Guy b. alexander,SR. VICE PRESIDENT,0,,"THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT POWDERS. IT WILL OFFER A WAY TO PRODUCE HIGH STRENGTH AND HARDNESS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PROCESS IS LOWER COST. THE NEW PROCESS SHOULD OFFER SOME RELIEF FOR A CRITICAL ELEMENT, COBALT BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER USE EFFICIENCY OF THE NEW PRODUCTS."
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS USING HIGH ENERGY ION BEAM MIXING,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,2,495000.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. Peter P. Pronko,,,,AN INVESTIGATION IS PROPOSED THAT WILL EXAMINE THE SCIENTIFIC FUNDAMENTALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FABRICATION OF AMORPHOUS METALLIC FILMS AND COATINGS USING DEEPLY PENETRATING HIGH ENERGY ION BEAM MIXING. THE TECHNICAL APPROACH WILL MAKE USE OF THE SO-CALLED STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE RULE FOR AMORPHOUS ALLOY FORMATION BY ION MIXING.THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF ITS USE IN SURFACE PASSIVATION AGAINST EROSIVE AND CORROSIVE PITTING OF MATERIALS IN APPLICATIONS INVOLVING EXPOSURE TO ELECTRO-HYDRODYNAMIC AND CORROSIVE FLUID DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE PRINCIPAL APPLICATION EVALUATION WILL BE AS A PROTECTIVE COATING FOR CRITICAL PARTS AND SUBASSEMBLIES USED IN HIGH SPEED INK JET PRINTER HEADS FOR ADVANCED GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY. SECONDARY APPLICATIONS WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRODE SURFACES USED IN RAPIDLY PULSED ELECTRONIC PLASMA SWITCHES AND ALSO FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COATINGS AND FINISHES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY INFRARED LASER MIRRORS.
THE REPRODUCIBLE FORMATION OF HIGH RELIABILITY OHMIC CONTACT IN A NTYPE GAAS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE GAAS BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY.,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,63061.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Rabi bhattacharya,,5134266900,,"THE REPRODUCIBLE FORMATION OF HIGH RELIABILITY OHMIC CONTACT IN A NTYPE GAAS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE GAAS BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY. STANDARD TECHNOLOGY UTILIZES FURNANCE ANNEALING OF AUGE EUTECTIC COMPOSITION WITH AN OVERLAYER OF NI AT TEMPERATURES IN THE RANGE OF 400-450 DEGREE C. THIS TECHNIQUE, ALTHOUGH IT WORKS, IS NOT VERY RELIABLE. BESIDES, THERE IS A NEED IN THE INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP A TECHNIQUE THAT WILL ALLOW THE FABRICATION OF OHMIC CONTACT AT LOW TEMPERATURE. ION BEAM MIXING IS AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THERMAL ALLLOYING. SO FAR, NO ONE HAS APPLIED THE ION BEAM MIXING TECHNIQUE TO FABRICATE OHMIC CONTACT TO N-TYPE GAAS. A PROPOSAL IS MADE HEREIN TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF ION BEAM MIXING AS A TECHNIQUE FOR FORMING OHMIC CONTACT ON N-TYPE GAAS. THE BEST COMBINATION OF ION IMPLANTATION PARAMETERS SUCH AS ENERGY, MASS AND DOSE FOR OBTAINING MIXED LAYERS AT THE INTERFACE WILL BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT RESISTIVITIES OF THE MIXED LAYERS WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE AND AFTER ANEALING AT LOW TEMPERATURES."
ALUMINIDE P/M ALLOYS,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,55748.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,John a. baker,,5134266900,,"RAPIDLY QUENCHED ALUMINIDE ALLOYS ARE OF IMPORTANCE IN POWER METALLURGICAL (P/M) FABRICATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT HIGH STRENGTH STRUCTURAL PARTS INTENDED FOR USE IN ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS. THE ULTIMATE MECHANCIAL PROPERTIES OF THESE COMPACTED PARTS DEPENDS CRITICALLY ON THE OXIDE SKIN OF THE POWDERS AS OBTAINED FROM DIRECT POWDER QUENCHING OR GRINDING OF RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED RIBBON MATERIAL. THE BRITTLE OR DUCTILE PROPERTIES OF THE OXIDE WILL DETERMINE HOW WELL IT CAN BE BROKEN UP EITHER THROUGH MECHANICAL ATTRITION OR WHEN THE POWDER UNDERGOES HOT SHEAR CONSOLIDATION. MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION OF THE OXIDES IS IMPORTANT PRIOR TO OR DURING THE COMPACTING OF THE POWDERS. THIS EFFECT CAN OCCUR THROUGH A CRUMBLING ACTION OF THE OXIDE SKIN AND DIRECT INCORPORATION OF THE PARTICULATES INTO THE COMPACTED ALLOY THEREBY ADDING PARTICULATE DISPERSANT STRENGTHENING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP MECHANICA, CHEMICAL, AND/OR PHYSICAL METHODS FOR TREATING THE OXIDE IN ORDER TO MODIFY ITS DUCTIBILITY PROPERTIES. THIS WILL INITIALLY BE APPROACHED BY DEVELOPING METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND ANALYZING THE OXIDE SKINS. THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK WOULD HOPEFULLY LEAD TO A MODIFIED VERSION OF DEGASSING BY HEAT TREATMENT RESULTING IN A LESS ADVERSE EFFECT ON SECOND PHASE DISPERSANTS IN THE RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED MATERIALS."
DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,44843.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Gary d. streby,,5134266900,,VISUAL ANALYSIS IS PRESENTLY UTILIZED IN MANY FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO OBTAIN QUALITATIVE DATA AND IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL. THESE VISUAL DATA SYSTEMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND COMPLEX DUE TO THE CONVERSION OF VISUAL INFORMATION TO DIGITAL DATA NECESSARY FOR COMPUTER USE. NEW SOLID STATE DIRECT DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT LOW COST FOR USE IN VISUAL DATA ACQUISITION. SUCH DEVICES SHOULD BE STUDIED TO DETERMINE THEIR APPLICABILITY IN THE FIELD OF FLUID FLOW ANALYSIS FOR USE IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO MORE FULLY UTILIZE PRESENT TEST FACILITIES.
AND PROCESS SIMULATION,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,66795.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sokka m. doraivelu,,5134266900,,"THIS RESEARCH PROPOSAL IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN APPRENTICE SYSTEM FOR PROMPTING AND GUIDING DIE DESIGN PROCEDURE AND PROCESS SIMULATION. THE APPROACH IS A NOVEL ONE BECAUSE IT SYNTHESIZES THE AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES FROM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (SE), DATA BSES (DB), OPERATING SYSTEMS (OS), ANALYTICAL MODELING (AM), AND ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) INTO A USEFUL PERSPECTIVE FOR INFORMATION-HANDLING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN DIE DESIGN PROCEDURE AND PROCESS SIMULATION. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL OFFER A POTENTIAL CAPABILITY FOR PROMPTING AND AIDING THE DESIGN ENGINEER IN HIS TASK OF FINDING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE DESIGN ENGINEER TO CONSIDER MANY POSSIBLE OPTIONS AND ALSO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS WITH OR WITHOUT HIS INTERMEDIATE INTERVENTION TO PRODUCE AND ADEQUATE OR OPTIMUM DESIGN. THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CONCEPT WILL BE TESTED FOR EXTRUSION-PROCESS SIMULATING AND DIE DESIGN IN PHASE I. IN PHASE II A GENERIC APPRENTICE SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED AND TESTED FOR OTHER UNIT PROCESSES SUCH AS FORGING, POWDER METALLURGY FORMING, AND SHEET-METAL WORKING."
CAPABILITY,,DOE,DOE,SBIR,1984,1,50000.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,John a. baker,RESEARCH SCIENTIST,,,IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY WOULD RESULT FROM INSTRUMENTS UTILIZING WINDOWS WITH BOTH HIGH TRANSMISSION AND BROAD BAND CHARACTERISTICS. A SINGLE LAYER ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILM HAS THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC OF IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE SUBSTRATE AT ALL WAVELENGTHS EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NOT HAVE THE EXTREME TRANSMISSION CAPABILITY OF MULTILAYER FILMS AT ANY ONE WAVELENGTH. DEVELOPMENT OF AN INHOMOGENEOUS SINGLE LAYER FILM WILL RETAIN THE BROAD BAND FEATURE AND IMPROVE THE TRANSMISSION OF THE SUBSTRATE OVER THE SIMPLE SINGLE LAYER FILM. OXIDATION OF A SILICON SUBSTRATE PRODUCING ANTI-REFLECTING FILMS ON BOTH SIDES MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF BROAD BAND TRANSMISSION WITH EXTREMELY HIGH RESISTANCE TO DAMAGE FROM LASERS OR HIGH ENERGY RADIATION. THE INHOMOGENEOUS ANTI-REFLECTING FILM MAY BE CREATED USING CONTROLLED ION IMPLANTATION OF SILICON OR OXYGEN ATOMS. A SILICON WINDOW CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH A MANNER WILL SERVE AS A HIGH TRANSMISSION WINDOW AND A FILTER FOR WAVELENGTHS LESS THAN ONE MICRON. THIS WINDOW WOULD BE HIGHLY RESISTANT TO DAMAGE FROM RADIATION INCREASING THE LIFETIME OF INSTRUMENTS IN CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERES AND HIGH INTENSITY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS.
RESISTANCE,,NSF,NSF,SBIR,1984,1,40000.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,V.srinivasan,Program Manager,,,V. srinivasan,PROGRAM MANAGER,0,,THE PROBLEM OF OXIDATION IN THE HOT SECTIONS OF A MODERN JET ENGINE IS SERIOUS. IT IS SAID THAT A JET ENGINE WITH UNPROTECTED TURBINE BLADES CANNOT MAKE A SINGLE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT BECAUSE OF OXIDATION. NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS THAT ARE USED IN THE HOT SECTIONS ARE PROTECTED BY OXIDATION RESISTANT SURFACE COATINGS. THE COATING TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT IN NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS. THERE IS A RISING ECONOMIC PRESSURE TO ENHANCE THE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF BARE ALLOYS AND THE COATING PERFORMANCE. THIS PRESSURE IS DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF MANUFACTURING AND REPLACEMENT OF HOT SECTION COMPONENTS. INNOVATIVE METHODS ARE THEREFORE REQUIRED TO MITIGATE THE OXIDATION PROBLEMS. MODIFICATION OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY BY ION BEAMS IS CONSIDERED AS A POTENTIAL METHOD TO ENHANCE THE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF BARE ALLOYS AND/OR THE COATING PERFORMANCE. THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THIS APPROACH IS CONSIDERED IN PHASE I IN RELATION TO THE NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOY SINGLE CRYSTALS THAT ARE SELECTED FOR APPLICATION IN THE 1980S JET ENGINES. COMBINATIONS OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY MODIFICATION AND COATING WILL BE CONSIDERED. ISOTHERMAL AND CYCLIC OXIDATION TESTS ARE PLANNED TO ALONG WITH THE SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION BE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES TO ESTABLISH THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROCESS.
DIAMONDLIKE CARBON COATINGS FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS,,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,1984,1,48000.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,John A. Woollam,,5134266900,,N/A
ADVANCED SIMULATION LANGUAGE FOR PROCESS MODELING AND PROCESS CONTROL IN METAL-WORKING,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,54190.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Sokka M. Doraivelu,,5134266900,,N/A
SILICON DOPED GALLIUM BY ION IMPLANTATION FOR IMPURITY BAND CONDUCTION DETECTORS,,DOD,USAF,SBIR,1984,1,62372.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,John A. Baker,,5134266900,,N/A
COMPUTER-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF STEAM PROPULSION PLANT OPERATOR TRAINING (SPPOT) MATERIALS,,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,54825.00,"UES, INC.",4401 DAYTON XENIA RD,,DAYTON,OH,45432-1805,Yes,No,No,,,,,Larry G. Harding,,5134266900,,N/A
TARGETS,,DOD,ARMY,SBIR,1984,1,61000.00,W W Gaertner Research Inc.,140 Water St,,Norwalk,CT,06854,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. w. w. gaertner,,2038663200,,"W.W. GAERTNER RESEARCH, INC. HAS DEVELOPED A VERY HIGH-SPEED 3D GRAPHICS SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME TARGET SIMULATION AND WEAPONS TRAINING. IT IS NOW PROPOSED TO USE THIS SYSTEM TO COMPUTE 2D TEMPLATES FROM 3D MODELS OF THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF TYPICAL TARGETS, AND TO EXECUTE A TEMPLATE-MATCHING ALGORITHM BETWEEN THESE SYNTHETIC TEMPLATES AND PARTIAL VIEWS OF SEMIOBSCURED TARGETS CAPTURED ON A FRAME FROM AN IR, LLTV OR DAYLIGHT MONOCHROME OR COLOR CAMERA. THE SPEED OF THE NEW TEMPLATE GENERATION AND MATCHING HARDWARE IS SO HIGH THAT IT SHOULD ALLOW THE EXECUTION OF THE TARGET RECOGNITION PROCESS IN NEAR-REAL TIME, A GOAL WHICH WOULD NOT BE REALISTIC WITHOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE ABOVE W.W. GAERTNER RESEARCH, INC. SUPER HIGH-SPEED GRAPHICS SYSTEM. THE OUTPUT FROM THE SYSTEM WOULD BE A TARGET IDENTIFICATION, RANGE AND DIRECTION PLUS A STATISTICAL MEASURE OF THE CONFIDENCE IN THE IDENTIFICATION. IT IS PROPOSED UNDER PHASE I TO IMPLEMENT A BASIC DEMONSTRATON OF THE CONCEPT USING THE W.W. GAERTNER RESEARCH, INC. IN-HOUSE GRAPHICS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM. GIVEN SUCCESS, FULL-FLEDGED DEVELOPMENT COULD BE CARRIED OUT UNDER PHASE II."
(CIG),,DOD,NAVY,SBIR,1984,1,69000.00,W W Gaertner Research Inc.,140 Water St,,Norwalk,CT,06854,Yes,No,No,,,,,Dr. w. w. gaertner,,2038663200,,"LOW-COST CIG SIMULATORS FOR WEAPONS TRAINING COULD BE PRODUCED THROUGH THE USE OF VLSI CHIPS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF IMAGE GENERATION, NAMELY 3-D PERSPECTIVE, DIFFUSE REFLECTION AND SHADING, HIDDEN SURFACE REMOVAL AND OCCULTATION IN GENERAL, CLIPPING AND AREA FILL. THESE CHIPS WILL BE FAST ENOUGH TO ALLOW COMPUTATION AT 60 FRAMES/SEC WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1024 X 1024 OR 1280. THESE CHIPS WILL REPLACE THOUSANDS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ON THE COMPLEX AND COSTLY CIRCUIT BOARDS CURRENTLY NEEDED IN HIGH-RESOLUTION REAL-TIME CIG SYSTEMS. W.W. GAERTNER RESEARCH INC. IS PRODUCING SUCH SYSTEMS AND HAS ACTIVE SIMULATOR INSTALLATIONS AT NADC, WPAFB, FORT RUCKER, BOEING, GRUMMAN, VOUGHT, MARTINMARIETTA, HONEYWELL AND OTHERS. THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD CONSIST OF (A) IDENTIFYING THE FUNCTIONS TO BE REDUCED TO CHIP FORM, (B) PARTITIONING THEM INTO SUBFUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEXITY WHICH CAN BE HANDLED BY PRESENT VLSI TECHNOLOGY, (C) DEFINING THE CONVERSION PROCESS, (D) ESTABLISHING SOURCES AND PRICES FOR THE CHIPS, AND (E) PERFORMING AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO DERIVE THE PROJECTED COST OF A VLSI CIG SYSTEM AS A FUNCTION OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS PRODUCED."